Lykiardopoulo

Lykiardopoulo is a shipping company founded in Kefalonia. The company used also the name "Drake Shipping Co. Ltd".

It operated after 1954 four ships :Merchant Prince (1939, freight cargo ship), Merchant Duke (1943, freight cargo ship), Merchant Knight (1952, tanker) and Merchant Baron (1953, tanker).

History

The Lykiardopoulos family being involved in shipping from the mid of 18th Century. By Lloyds 1904 they are presented as "N.G. Lykiardinopoulos" with a yellow and black quartered flag with the black letters "N" and "L", the 1912 issue presented the company as "N.D. Lykiardinopulos" with a white flag with red star.

After 1929 the company's name was "Lykiardinopulo" and to this day the company still operates from UK, and as "Neda Maritime Agency Co. Ltd."from Greece.